Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-20


The fAilars Of Ne FortE-uiuth Can-
GKess % admit the Territory Of Wash.
inRtoD in.o tie Usion e. 9 STATE. - IN
fort1nats although nos uaexpecs-d-
Tbs failure, toResber With TIE failure
q the oIll 70 sunsx Nsxsbsrn Idahs 70
this Ierrit ~ means tie furshpf pest
pouemeut o. eur admiesion for An M
definite pegisd- Il also means thaG the
early settlers, tbs pfansera Of the coda
try and it, pfesest popalafiou, are 70
coztiuae, with tae he;p 81 saeb imni-
grants - may fsin them In ths mean
tine, 70 bear SO bardeas Of losaI gov
stnmenS 81 pubic lmpFovsnsnts. Of
tee oo1structign Of roads ana bridges.
tne building Of school b0nses and the
sappsxt Of Schools. wifhout the sdSAn
tags Iolen would result from State or
Renizstlo1. In 70 far e. ths matter Of
eone1ti50 - alone coneeEne8. q school
Iand nss been secured or provided for
sne future State, which gill, With propsf
ln2neRement. furnish magnificent en-
dowmens for all time to come. IL u
certainty no exaggeration 20 say thas
ssefs - NJ State IN the Union. and NJ
tsrrltory hereafter % be admitted,
which will have q richer school fand
than our own, IL the lands nov set
apart for that parpose. and held il
rust Ter os oy the General 6overnmsBt,
soAl Dc properly and honestly taken
care Of.
scHooL LANDS TO III LOOKED AYTKz II
The FUTUEE.
When the time arrives 10 DISPOSE Of
these lands, IL will bscome she duty OF
every good eitiz.B, of every veil vishsr
Tor the future Of this Territory, Of eveFy
man Who appreciates the vast import
aoee Of thorough system Of public in
structi0B, amply provided with means
for TIE education Of all the children OF
the State, 10 its welfare and prosperity.
80 use bis almost eff5r 90 see that
these lands are net squan8ersd, ~ they
have been IN many other States, but
that the school fund shall realize fron
them their full value, and that the sums
50 realized shall Be safely invested
The 18th and Seth sections 10 every
township in the Territory, which are re-
seFved for this purpose by the General
doyernment, II carefuilY aud pTzdently
managed, will produce . very large
fund. angie for the support Of all the
educational advantages or institutions
required BY she State. Il IL
however. 9 well known fact. to those
vho are familiar With the course Of
events throughout the Territory. that
10 every locality there are men who
have their eyes upon these lands, and
VAC hope 70 secure possession OF them
for . noUinal price-for example. 81 Is
or SEQ per acre, when they are knOgn
20 be worth from $40 to $50, aud at
times 800 GER acre. Tks coal and tim
Der lands Of Western Washington are
immensely valuable, and are becoming
more 90 every year. Tide. swamp aud
overlooked lands will also become
sources OF large revenue TO the future
state OF Washington. Ia the eastern
part OF the Territory agricultural lands
are fast bscSminR valuable, chiefly for
wheat producing Purpotes. IL IL well
enough TO sound a note of warning
noW ia regard 20 the valse OF thes
lands, before they have been cop6sostsd
By the rap8city OF gre 'dy land huotsrs,
whether those hunters oOnae In the
guise OF individuals or corporations
NO PRESENT BKNKTTr From THESE LANDS
Frsm none Of these lands, h1wevtr,
no matter how valaable they may be.
can any benefits b. derived until tue
territory becomes s Sta e. Oar sparse
ly settled communities must oootinue
20 tax themselves, 10 build school houses
and maintain schools without assistance
from the public funds. no matter low
poor they may be. Tbs Territory OF
Ours has been organized for more than a
third Of csntsry. For the lifetime Of
generation q bss been required to
carry on it, local institutions without
tbs dvantages Of State government,
apparently, Of late years. because
neither It's ability to maintain such a
govsrnne nt, nor its advance in wealth
and population are understood in the
states east of tue Mississippi river. The
hardships and trials of frontier life,
necessarily undergone by the early set
tiers of tbs ooantry, are rapidly passing
nio history.
NO FRONTIER LEFT IN rHK UNITED srATRs.
There is no longer frontier where
meh, Ia the effort to carve Oat for them
selves home in the wilderness, are sx
posed 20 the dangers Of Indian warfare,
and Gil the perils and ineonvenienees
which are incident to absosnce FROM
civilization. fhe slow and isborious
lurney With the patient OF team il 90
longer necessary 20 reach any part Of
Jur country. Railroad and telegraph
lines are new ~ ue,Tating its every SEQ
ton and the luxnries Of modern life are
to be found ia the most distant reoesses
Of mountain and plain. in all the west
srn oountry. The men are, even new.
few IN number, who care to stop aud
listen to tue experiences and adventures,
however thrilling, of those who came as
the advance gard, the skirmishers Of
oiviliz ltion IA lie movement toward the
Pacific coast.
MATHIS OF PRESENT IMPORTANCE.
Il is not my purpose. however. TO re-
fer 20 these facts Of history 81 muoh as
ID Is to offer some suggestions With
references 10 another failure on tue part
~ Couerss -, which Vas 70 provide for a
session OF the Warrington Territory
daring the past winter,
Shieh might have rsetified SONS OF the
sins OF omission and commission Of
larmeT Legislative bodies Among the
.nost important matters 30 bs acted
spon by the next Legislature Of ths
Territory n the earliest pr4ctica ole day
are teOea relating - tas assessment Of
'A3ENAhN oA4 NtAC N1AiHG ttA nI kAAN@.
AZ land Is chit a the basis Of pro 1erty
Tor the parpsss OF tax alton, 50 laws
shsuld be especially framed providing
or The equal aud eqaitasle taxAti Of
all lands subjsct thereto. Ia any given
locality. all lands within the limits Of
has locality shsnld contribute their
aitasls proportiox Of the expenses Of
government. The taxation ~ land
means the improvement Of the
sntirs community Where the Lane
s situated. IL means the con
strEstioa o. reads and bridges,
he balldinR OF school houses. tbs
Of schools, she support Of
ocal government 20 sll les ramiecatlons
and the general progress aud develop
neot OF the neishborhood wherein tne
sad i located. upon which these taxes
IRE levied and collected. 10 this re.
rect 10 IL great misfoTtane that so |
arge q proPsrtisn % the lands 81 toe |
{ Territory should remain IN the hands Of |